Comic Title: Batman #43
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1947
Approx. On Sale Date: August 13, 1947 Copyright Date August 11, 1947
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Blackbird of Banditry"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Jim Mooney

Reprinted In:
Limited Collectors' Edition C-37 (1975)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #30; next appearance in Batman #43)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #73; next appearance in Batman #43)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #127; next appearance in Batman #43)

Villain(s)

• Penguin (last appearance in Detective Comics #126; next appearance in Detective Comics #134)
• Penguin's men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Members of a Chef's Club (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Angered that the Joker and Catwoman capture the headlines, the Penguin begins a series of spectacular crimes. He bases his robberies on fictional birds, leaving clues for Batman to follow. Batman follows the clues, but he and Robin are captured. Penguin creates a death trap for Robin, but Batman disarms it. Batman then tracks down Penguin's blimp and apprehends the fowled felon.